Crimcheck.com, the leading provider of background checks and employment screening has agreed to conduct free background checks for organizations placing Haitian refugees into US citizens’ homes. Crimcheck.com has agreed to conduct a criminal and sexual offender background check on each adult living in the home to ensure they are able caretakers of the refugees. Civic organizations placing the refugees can contact Crimcheck.com to obtain these services free of charge. This check will help ensure that the refugees will not be taken advantage of while staying here in the US.

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If you have any further questions, please contact Ryan Sherman at 877-992-4325 or email rsherman@crimcheck.com for details.

More employers should be protected when telling the truth! I came across this news story which underscores the need for some basic protections for employers. Many states have shield laws which ostensibly give employers protections when revealing potentially derogatory information about former or current employees during an employment reference check. This protection applies so long as the inormation given is Job related, based upon credible evidence and Made without malice. Including an excerpt of your states law on the verification request can be helpful. 

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International Background Checks – A Must in Today’s Society

Most employers know the importance of conducting a background check on applicants in the United States, but often fail to recognize the need to conduct checks on applicants who have lived, worked or gone to school outside of the United States.  There are a growing number of workers whose positions have taken them across our borders and have spent time in other countries.  In addition, we have seen a large influx of international workers coming into the United States to work as well. 

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